Weigh the criticisms and praise for the major crime and victimization statistics sources. If you could only use one source to write a report about crime in your neighborhood, which would you use and why?
What will be an ideal response?
It would depend on the type of crime I wanted to focus on. For example, if the focus was homicide I would choose the NIBRS as it is the only source with information outside of an arrest for homicide. I could analyze characterizations of victims, locations, the relationship between the victim and offender, and aspects of the crime itself. In general, the NCVS would be the source I would select as there are too many methodological problems with the UCR. First, there are political pressures to either reduce or increase the total number of crimes within a police officer's jurisdiction. Second, it relies only on arrest. There are many reasons why individuals do not report crime. One example would be not wanting the offender to get into trouble, as they are either family or friend. Most crimes occur between individuals who know each other. We would get an inaccurate depiction of crimes as conducted by strangers.
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